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Course Syllabus

Old Testament Year (2018) & Practicum Year (2018)

Co-sponsored by the Office of Religious Education, Archdiocese of Los Angeles &

the Center for Religion & Spirituality, Loyola Marymount University Extension

Catholic Bible Insti tute Introduction

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Catholic Bible Institute (CBI)

Overview The Catholic Bible Institute leads its participants to grow in their relationship with Christ through Scripture by learning, sharing, reflecting and praying the Word of God. CBI strives to form Missionary Disciples that are passionate about Scripture and that yearn to share their faith and

the Bible with others.

The Catholic Bible Institute trains catechists of all ministries to deepen their understanding of the

Scriptures and of studying the Bible.

Participants gain a more personal, Catholic and comprehensive understanding of Scripture that

helps them to minister to others.

One year focuses on the Old Testament, one year on the New Testament, and the third year on developing and applying practical skills for facilitating parish and community based Bible

study.

Participants that decide to join the third year are sent into parishes to form Small Faith Sharing Communities that are centered on Scripture. They will accompany others on their way of deepening their faith through the Holy Scriptures. CBI also provides Ongoing Formation through contemporary

Scripture Study.

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of the three-year course, participants enrolled in the certification program

will be able to

1. Grow deeper in their relationship to Christ through Scripture 2. Understand the Catholic approach to Scripture study 3. Integrate bible study with prayer and Christian living 4. Lead parish and community based scripture programs (third year)

5. Share their faith as missionary disciples


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CBI Tracks

Certification Track Enrichment Track

Description The Certification Track is the standard track in CBI. It is also the track for participants who are still discerning in which track they want to be.

The enrichment track is for participants who cannot commit to all the duties in the certification track due to time restraints or preference.

Rewards After successful completion of the second year, students are invited to an academic graduation at LMU Extension and receive Semester hours from LMU Extension. Students completing the third year are awarded a Certificate in Bible Study Leadership and will be commissioned in the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels to minister to the faithful in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles.

Enrichment students deepen their understanding of Holy Scripture and their faith through reading, participation and sharing according to their own pace and capabilities.

Duties Reading assignments, attendance, participation, group assignments and written assignments according to this syllabus.

Group assignments. Reading assignments and attendance according to their own choices.

How many years?

OT, NT and Practicum Year (committing to one year at a time)

OT and NT Year (committing to one year at a time)

Switching tracks?

You can switch from the certification track to the enrichment track at any time.

If you would like to switch to the certification track, you have to make up for missed attendance and assignments.

How to read this syllabus?

The whole syllabus applies to Certification track students. The Practicum Year section only applies to participants in the Practicum Year.

The requirements in this syllabus do not apply to you. Nevertheless, we encourage you to attend and read as much as possible, since you will learn more this way. You will also be part of a group that receives group assignments and your group will benefit from your participation and sharing in the discussions.


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Pope Francis in ‘The Joy of the Gospel’: We are Missionary Disciples

Pope Francis asks you and all of us to be more than learners of faith and scripture, but to share it:

“In virtue of their baptism, all the members of the People of God have become

missionary disciples (cf. Mt 28:19). All the baptized, whatever their position in the

Church or their level of instruction in the faith, are agents of evangelization.” (EG 120).

In Pope Francis’ 2013 encyclical Evangelii Gaudium (The Joy of the Gospel) , the Pope emphasizes the

importance of scripture study for evangelization:

[…] All evangelization is based on that word, listened to, meditated upon, lived,

celebrated and witnessed to. The sacred Scriptures are the very source of

evangelization. Consequently, we need to be constantly trained in hearing the word. The

Church does not evangelize unless she constantly lets herself be evangelized. It is

indispensable that the word of God “be ever more fully at the heart of every ecclesial

activity” (EG 174)

The Scriptures then are a gift to all of us:

“[…] growing in hope from the joyful and practical exercise of the love which they have

received, will sense that each word of Scripture is a gift before it is a demand.” (EG 142)

Pope Francis warns us to find and share love in the Bible before anything else:

“Jesus was angered by those supposed teachers who demanded much o f others,

teaching God’s word but without being enlightened by it: “They bind heavy burdens,

hard to bear, and lay them on the shoulders of others; but they themselves will not lift a

finger to move them” (Mt 23:4).” (EG 150)

The Pope invites all of us to learn more about the Scriptures and to help others study them:

“The study of the sacred Scriptures must be a door opened to every believer.” (EG 175)

As Missionary Disciples, we need to proclaim Christ’s love over and over as if for the first time:

“In catechesis too, we have rediscovered the fundamental role of the first

announcement or kerygma, which needs to be the center of all evangelizing activity and

all efforts at Church renewal […] On the lips of the catechist the first proclamation must

ring out over and over: “Jesus Christ loves you; he gave his life to save you; and now he

is living at your side every day to enlighten, strengthen and free you” (EG 164).

Please take these words of Pope Francis to heart as you go through CBI.


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The CBI Learning Model

Required Texts

Bible (for all years):

Senior, Donald, and John J. Collins, editors. The Catholic Study Bible: The New American Bible. Oxford: Oxford University Press, third edition 2016 (the second edition 2011 is also approved).

Print. [Other study versions may be approved upon request.]

Old Testament Year:

Boadt, Larry. Reading the Old Testament, An Introduction; Second Edition. Revised and Updated by Richard Clifford and Daniel Harrington. Mahwah, N.J.: Paulist Press, 2012. Print. (N.B. The

1984 First Edition is also approved)

New Testament Year:

Brown, Raymond E. An Introduction to the New Testament. New York: Doubleday, 1997. Print.

Practicum Year:

Fleischer, Barbara J. Facilitating for Growth: A Guide for Scripture Study Groups and Small

Christian Communities. Collegeville: Liturgical Press, 1993. Print.

> Learning

Reading Assignments

• Reading the Scriptures• Reading commentary

• Reading additional sources

> Deepening

CBI Session & Group Sharing

• Prayer• Speaker presentation

• Q&A with speaker

• Group discussions

> Reflecting

Writing Assignment

• Reflecting through short and long paper assignments

• Deepening of understanding through re-reading in the writing process


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Vatican Council II. Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation (Dei Verbum)1

Pontifical Biblical Commission: The Interpretation of the Bible in the Church & Address of His

Holiness John Paul II. Boston: Pauline Books & Media, 1993. Print.

Other readings may be assigned during the course.

Group Learning and Mentoring

1 Dei Verbum can be downloaded from the Vatican website at: http://www.vatican.va/archive/hist_councils/ii_vatican_council/documents/vat-ii_const_19651118_dei -verbum_en.html

Mentor• Helps with questions and

challenges

• Observes and supports your group discussions

• Provides feedback on progress and self-evaluations

• Provides feedback and grading on written assignments

You• Grow in understanding of

Scripture

• Bring faith to life and life to faith

• Learn group facilitation

• Learn prayer and service as parts of being a Missionary Disciple

Group• Discussion of speaker

questions

• Rotation of group discussion facilitation

• Pray and serve together

• Share progress and challenges

Catholic Bible Insti tute Old Testament Year

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Old Testament Year (2018-2019) February 3, 2018: Orientation (for new participants entering the program and optional for 2nd year participants)

March 10, 2018: Intro to the Old Testament and Genesis (Fr. Jim Nisbet)

BIBLE: Genesis CSB (Catholic Study Bible, 3rd edition): 120-134 BOADT: Chapters 1-7 WRITING ASSIGNMENT DUE: (no assignment due)

April 28, 2018: Exodus and Covenant (Fr. Michael Guinan)

BIBLE: Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers CSB 134-167 BOADT: Chapters 8-9 WRITING ASSIGNMENT DUE: One page paper on Genesis 15-17

June 2, 2018: Historical Writings (Dr. Ahida Pilarski)

BIBLE: Joshua, Judges, 1 Samuel, 2 Samuel, 1 Kings, 2 Kings CSB: 179-195, 200-214 BOADT: Chapters 10-13 WRITING ASSIGNMENT DUE: One page paper on Exodus 3 or 12

September 22, 2018: Psalms (Dr. Bill Shaules)

BIBLE: Psalms CSB 279-290 BOADT: Chapter 14 WRITING ASSIGNMENT DUE: 4-6 page paper on 1 Kings 17 – 2 Kings 2

October 27, 2018: 8th century prophets and last days of the Kingdom (Catherine Upchurch)

BIBLE: Amos, Hosea, Isaiah 1-39, Micah, Zephaniah, Deuteronomy, Nahum, Habakkuk CSB 383-388, 390-395, 398-403, 318-331 BOADT: Chapters 15-17 WRITING ASSIGNMENT DUE: One page paper on Psalms 1-2

December 1, 2018: Exile and exilic prophets (Dr. Daniel Smith-Christopher)

BIBLE: Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Lamentations, Obadiah, Isaiah 40-55 CSB: 338-358, 363-375, 395-396, 331-335 BOADT: Chapters 18-20 WRITING ASSIGNMENT DUE: One page paper on Hosea or Amos

January 26, 2019: Restoration (Dr. Daniel Smith-Christopher)

BIBLE: Haggai, Zechariah, 1 Chron., 2 Chron., Ezra, Nehemiah, Malachi, Joel, Jonah, Isaiah 56-66, CSB 229-246, 388-390, 396-398, 335-338, 403-414 BOADT: Chapters 21-22 WRITING ASSIGNMENT DUE: One page paper on Ezekiel 8-11


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March 2, 2019: Wisdom Literature (Sr. Dianne Bergant) BIBLE: Proverbs, Job, Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon, Wisdom, Sirach CSB 271-279, 290-318 BOADT: Chapter 23 WRITING ASSIGNMENT DUE: 4-6 page paper on Isaiah 56-66

April 27, 2019: Faith confronting new challenges (Sr. Carol Dempsey)

BIBLE: Esther, Judith, Ruth, Tobit, Baruch, 1 Maccabees, 2 Maccabees, Daniel CSB 195-200, 246-273, 358-363 BOADT: Chapter 24 WRITING ASSIGNMENT DUE: One page paper on Ecclesiastes 1-6

June 8, 2019: Judaism in Transition (Fr. Pat Mullen)

BIBLE: No reading assignment CSB 33-73 BOADT: Chapter 25-26 WRITING ASSIGNMENT DUE: One page paper on Ruth

Attendance Policy In the Old Testament & New Testament Years participants may be absent from no more than two classes per year to obtain credit. In the Practicum Year participants may be absent from no more than one class per year to obtain credit. In the event that a participant will be absent from a class, the participant must contact his or her group mentor in advance. Participants are responsible for all course requirements, including written assignments, which remain due whether or not a participant attends class on the due date. Participants are expected to arrive on time and remain for the entire session to be considered in attendance. Failure to meet attendance requirements will prevent the participant from receiving certification. CBI alumni who have successfully completed certification may attend any CBI

session at no charge, subject to space available.

Session Decorum Electronic devices must be turned on silent mode or off during sessions. Please do not answer cell phone calls during learning sessions. Please be prudent in using text messages and internet access during learning sessions. During group discussion time, do not use cell phones or other devices (unless

connecting with an off-site participant) and be engaged in the topic at hand.

Participants should let the Program Coordinator know of any special requirements and accommodations during the first class session so that appropriate arrangement can be made. You may find more information through the LMU Disability Support Services on http://academics.lmu.edu/dss/.

Session Meetings, Readings, and Assignments Sessions are held on the Loyola Marymount University campus (unless otherwise indicated), from

9:00am to 4:00pm (hospitality and check-in at 8:30am).

All readings and written assignments must be completed before coming to each month’s session.

http://academics.lmu.edu/dss/


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Writing Assignments: One-Page Reflection Papers (Short Papers)

Sections Questions to Consider Focus

OBSERVATION You search the Scriptures Jn 5:39

Answer the historical/literary critical (the “W”) questions: Who wrote the book? Who was the likely intended audience? When was the book written? Where was it written? What is the literary style? (Narrative, history, poetry, letter, etc.)

The circumstances of the author and the author’s original audience (can be different from the circumstances of the described events themselves)

INTERPRETATION Let the reader understand Mt 24:15

Answer the question of why the biblical text was written. What might have been the author’s purpose in writing? What lessons might the writer have wanted the original audience to learn?

PERSONAL REFLECTION A lamp to my feet is your word Ps 109:105

What does the biblical text say to me personally? How have I applied or can I apply this message to my own life? Is there a promise to believe? An example to follow? A call to service? (Use “I/me” statements and be specific.)

The circumstances of today’s reader (you) and your faith community (bringing life to faith and faith to life)

COMMUNAL REFLECTION Be doers of the Word Jas 1:22

What does the biblical text say to our faith community, or the world at large? In what specific ways can we take action for the common good? (Use “we/us” statements and be specific.)

INSTRUCTIONS:

After doing the assigned readings for the month, write a short reflection paper (one —and only one!—full page) covering the four areas of investigation as explained above. Write four paragraphs of equal size, one for each area of investigation, and label each section appropriately: Observation, Interpretation, Personal and Communal.

In the top right corner of the page, include a header with your name, the name of your CBI group (e.g. Isaiah, Peter), the topic, and the date.

In the Observation and Interpretation sections, use parenthetical citations to acknowledge all assertions derived from reference sources. E.g. (Boadt, ROT, 214), where “Boadt” is the scholar’s last name, “ROT” is an abbreviated title of the book Reading the Old Testament, and “214” is the page number; (Brown, INT, 395). If you use a fact or opinion you read from a book or other publication, cite the source (but use the brief citation format just described).

All papers are to be typed, single-spaced (double-spaced between sections), on an 8 ½” x 11” page, using 12 point Times Roman or Calibri font, with one-inch margins all around (top, bottom, left, and right). Do not put the paper in a folder or sheet protector. Place the paper in the designated collection folder prior to the beginning of each class.

Papers are due at the beginning of each month’s session. Papers will be graded and returned the following month. Late papers will be marked down. Papers not meeting these standards may be returned for re-writing. No certification/credit will be given for failure to do the assignments.

Twice each year you will be assigned a longer research paper requiring footnotes/endnotes and bibliography. (See separate handout for more detailed instructions on these longer papers)


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Grading Scale Each year, a participant in the certification program has a grade recorded with Loyola Marymount

University Extension.

In determining the course grade, the requirements are weighted as follows:

Old & New Testament Years

Active participation 20%

Monthly reflection papers (Short papers) (6) 40%

Research papers (Long Papers) (2) 40%

Practicum Year

Participation in class and small group discussions 30%

Homework assignments 10%

Practicum project (& observations) 60%

The following grades are used to report the quality of professional participant work at LMU Extension:

A Superior

B Satisfactorily demonstrated potential for professional achievement in field of study

C Passed the course but did not do work indicative of potential for professional achievement in field of

study

F Failure

Academic Honesty Policy Loyola Marymount University Extension is a community dedicated to academic excellence, participant

centered education, and the Jesuit and Marymount traditions. As such, the University expects all

members of its community to act with honesty and integrity at all times, especially in their academic

work. Academic honesty respects the intellectual and creative work of others, flows from dedication to

and pride in performing one’s own best work, and is essential if true learning is to take place. Examples

of academic dishonesty include, but are not limited to, the following: all acts of cheating on assignments

or examinations, or facilitating other participants’ cheating; plagiarism; fabrication of data, including the

use of false citations; improper use of non-print media; unauthorized access to computer accounts or

files or other privileged information; and improper use of Internet sites and resources. Academic

dishonesty may result in any of the following actions: (1) require assignment or exam to be resubmitted,

(2) reduce the grade on the assignment, project or exam, (3) fail the participant on the assignment or

exam, (4) fail the participant in the course. A detailed outline of the university honor code and process is

available online.


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Course Completion Participants are enrolled in three courses for Loyola Marymount University, one for each year, as

follows:

Catholic Bible Institute I (two semesters; 5 LMU Extension Semester Hours)

Catholic Bible Institute II (two semesters; 5 LMU Extension Semester Hours)

Catholic Bible Institute III (one semester; 2.5 LMU Extension Semester Hours)

Participants taking the course for personal enrichment only are not enrolled in LMU Extension courses.

Only certification participants are permitted to enroll in the Practicum Year.

A participant must complete all course requirements (grade of “C” or better) and a ll attendance

requirements for each year before being permitted to enroll in the following year. However, a grade of

B- or better is required in each year to receive a certificate (see below).

Certificate A minimum grade of B- in each year of the program is required in order to receive a Certificate in Bible

Study Leadership from the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. Note that the minimum grade required to

receive a certificate is higher the passing grade for the course.

LMU Library policy The Loyola Marymount University Library is available for use by certificate program participants in the

Center for Religion and Spirituality is as follows:

Anyone may enter the library until 8:00pm. However, after 8:00pm, access to the library requires a

Library Card.

Should any participants like to have borrowing privileges or after-hours access, a Library Card may be

purchased for an annual fee of $300.00 (check, Visa, or Master Card only). The Library Card is valid for

one calendar year from the date of issue. This grants the participant:

Access to the library from 8am to 2am

Maximum number of checkouts at any one time: 10

Checkout period of 3 weeks, with 2 renewals (9 weeks total)

Requests for basement retrievals

In house use journals, reference materials, and media

To obtain a Library Card, participants must go to the Circulation Desk of the William H. Hannon Library

during the hours of 8:00AM - 7:45PM, Monday-Thursday, or during open hours on Saturday or Sunday.


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Pre-Requisites A letter of recommendation from the participant’s pastor (or pastoral leader) is required for admission

into the program. Successful completion of all requirements (including attendance) of the Old

Testament and New Testament years is required for admission into the Practicum Year.

Fees Fees are due and payable for each year prior to the first session. Alternatively, payments can be done in

installments upon request.

Withdrawals and refunds Participants may withdraw from the program entirely in any year if notification in writing is received by

the Program Director prior to the third session. A participant who withdraws from the program receives

a refund of fees paid for that year, less a fee of $100. There will be no refund of fees paid for any

participant who withdraws after the third session.

A participant may withdraw from the certification program and continue attending sessions for

enrichment at any time by submitting their request in writing to the Program Director; no refund of fees

paid will be made. An enrichment participant may re-take OT or NT Year for certification, but must fulfill

all requirements again including attendance.

Audio Recordings Participants are not permitted to make their own audio or video recordings of class sessions or

presentations. Only the CBI team is authorized to record presentations; these presentations will be

available to CBI participants for purchase.

Participant Appeals The procedure for participants who wish to appeal program decisions is as follows:

1. The participant must make a case in writing (email) to their Group Mentor and the Program

Director in cc., as soon as possible.

2. The participant must make an appointment to meet with their Group Mentor and the Program

Director (combined), to state their case, as soon as possible.

3. The Program Director will inform the participant of the outcome via email.

The participant may choose to meet with the Program Director upon reception of the written outcome, for further explanation of the decision.


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Bible Study Resources BIBLES The Catholic Study Bible. Donald Senior, CP, General Editor. New York: Oxford University Press, third edition 2016. New American Bible (NAB) with revised New Testament and Psalms, features introductory material written by the best of contemporary American Catholic biblical scholarship. The New American Bible (NAB) is familiar to Catholics in the United States because of its use in the lectionary at Mass. Valuable for the educated general reader. (CSB) The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has canonically approved (2011) the publication of the New American Bible Revised Edition (NABRE). Its purpose is to translate Hebrew (or Greek) words and idioms of the Old Testament as accurately as possible in contemporary English, using the best current scholarship. Little Rock Catholic Study Bible, Catherine Upchurch, General Editor, Irene Nowell, O.S.B. Old Testament Editor; Ronald Witherup, S.S. New Testament Editor; Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press. Includes Church Documents on Scripture; Feature Articles on Biblical Themes; Time Lines; Cross References; Color Maps; Indexes; Prayer Starters and more to guide the general reader. 2011 (LRCSB) The New Revised Standard Catholic Version (NRSV), New York: Oxford University Press, 1993, is an accurate translation of the Bible that Catholics can use with confidence. NRSV text with Deutero-canonical books in Catholic order. Contains "The Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation", a unique NRSV Catholic Concordance, full color New Oxford Bible Maps, Prayers and Devotions The New Jerusalem Bible (NJB). New York: Doubleday, 1985. Excellent contemporary British translation famous for its informative study notes further enhanced for the second edition. The Old Testament notes surpass those of the current New American Bible. Note: Reader’s Edition of NJB does not contain study notes. REFERENCE WORKS Vatican Council II: Conciliar and Post-Conciliar Documents. Revised edition. General Editor: Austin Flannery, O.P. Dublin: Dominican Pub., 1992. Read especially Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation (Dei Verbum). The Interpretation of the Bible in the Church. Pontifical Biblical Commission, 1993. http://catholic-resources.org/ChurchDocs/PBC_Interp.htm (English translation not yet available on www.vatican.va.) The Interpretation of the Bible in the Church: Address of His Holiness John Paul II and Document of the Pontifical Biblical Commission. Pontifical Biblical Commission. Boston: Pauline Books & Media, 1993


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Collegeville Bible Commentary. Collegeville, MN: The Liturgical Press, 1992. Editors: Old Testament, Dianne Bergant, C.S.A.; New Testament, Robert Karris, O.F.M. Passage by passage explanations of each book of the Bible; good for beginners. 1 Vol. Hardcover; 2 Vol. paperback. (CBC) The New Collegeville Bible Commentary: New Testament. Collegeville, MN: The Liturgical Press, 2009. Editor: Daniel Durken, O.S.B. (NCBC-NT) The Collegeville Pastoral Dictionary of Biblical Theology. Carroll Stuhlmueller, C.P., General Editor. Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 1996. Rewarding short studies of key ideas and themes. Each article studies its subject in the context of Scripture, but is made twice as valuable by including a section on the subject in the "Pastoral and Liturgical Tradition." (CPD) The HarperCollins Bible Dictionary – Revised and Updated. Mark Allan Powell, General Editor. San Francisco: HarperCollins, 2011. Short, scholarly articles on a full range of biblical subjects. (HCBD) The New Jerome Biblical Commentary. Raymond Brown, S.S., Joseph Fitzmyer, S.J., Roland Murphy, O. Carm., eds. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1990. The pre-eminent work of Catholic biblical scholars. For advanced participants. (NJBC)


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CBI Team Contact Information (2018)

For questions regarding . . . Contact . . .

General program inquiries, Program Director Dominik Gnirs withdrawals & refunds, [email protected] LMU 213-637-7652 Assignments, grades, Practicum Year Steve Picard Attendance Coordinator [email protected]

310-487-2724 Group Mentor Debbie Roberts

[email protected] 562-923-7625 562-382-7095 (cell)

Group Mentor Sr. Mary Frances Wahl, S.N.D.

[email protected] 323-697-2984 (cell) 562-496-3224

Group Mentor Lucy Shiffrin

[email protected] 310-570-0198 Group Mentor David Brady [email protected] 310-413-0080 Registration, finances (& Group Mentor) Rose Anna Cruz [email protected] 661-948-3011 (office) Handouts, applications Administrative Alex Moreno Support [email protected]

mailto:[email protected]






Catholic Bible Insti tute Practicum Year

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Practicum Year (2018) (This syllabus defines the schedule and expectations for CBI Year 3 participants: 7 Saturday Sessions, January through June & August; Practicum & Practicum Observations in the June through August timeframe; various reading & written assignments due monthly.)

January 13: Adult Learning Models (Dr. Michael Horan, PhD) Practicum Year & Practicum Project Overview (Steve Picard) (No reading or written assignment due) February 10: Fleischer Chapters 1 & 2 Reading assignments: Fleischer, pages 15-36; Vatican II Dogmatic Constitution on Divine

Revelation (Dei Verbum) Written assignment 1 due: Respond to questions on Fleischer pages 15-16 (1 page max)

Written assignment 2 due: Respond to questions on Fleischer pages 25-26 (1 page max) Written assignment 3 due: Reflection on Dei Verbum . . . From your reading of Dei Verbum, what surprises, challenges, or inspires you? Why?

Also, identify a most significant statement about Sacred Scripture in Dei Verbum (Include citation of paragraph/section number) and explain why it is significant. (1 page max)

Practicum Proposal due (See below)

March 10: Fleischer Chapter 5 Reading assignments: Fleischer, pages 59-72; Pontifical Biblical Commission Interpretation,

pages 11-342 (John Paul II’s Address, Ratzinger’s Preface, and the document Introduction)

Written assignment 4 due: Respond to questions on Fleischer pages 59-60 (1 page max) Written assignment 5 due: Reflection on PBC Interpretation reading assignment . . .

identify the most significant statement of the section & and explain why it is significant (1 page max)

April 14: Fleischer Chapters 3 & 4 Reading assignments: Fleischer, pages 37-58; Pontifical Biblical Commission Interpretation,

Section I, pages 35-753

Written assignment 6 due: Respond to questions on Fleischer pages 37-38 (1 page max) Written assignment 7 due: Respond to questions on Fleischer pages 47-48 (1 page max)

Written assignment 8 due: Reflection on PBC Interpretation Section I . . . identify the most significant statement of this section & explain why it is significant (1 page max)

Practicum Project Book due (See below)

May 12: Fleischer Chapter 6 Reading assignments: Fleischer, pages 73-91; Pontifical Biblical Commission

Interpretation, Section III, pages 88-1163

Written assignment 9 due: Respond to questions on Fleischer pages 73-76 (1 page max) Written assignment 10 due: Reflection on PBC Interpretation Section III . . . identify the most

2 Page references are specific to Interpretation of the Bible in the Church: Address of His Holiness John Paul II and Document of the Pontifical Biblical Commission. Boston: Pauline Books & Media, 1993.


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significant statement of this section & explain why it is significant (1 page max) June 2: Fleischer Chapters 7 & 8 Reading assignments: Fleischer, pages 92-116; Pontifical Biblical Commission, Section IV & Conclusion, pages 117-1353

Written assignment 11 due: Respond to questions on Fleischer pages 92-93 (1 page max)

Written assignment 12 due: Respond to questions on Fleischer pages 105-106 (1 page max)

Written assignment 13 due: Reflection on Interpretation Section IV & Conclusion . . . identify the most significant statement of these sections & explain why it is significant (1 page max)

June through August: Practicums & Observations August 18: Concluding Session No assigned reading and no written assignment due. Each Practicum team to present a 10-15 minute oral summary of your Practicum experience: your Practicum Proposal (together); your most important lesson learned; and, your greatest blessing experienced? (Each participant presents their own responses to these questions.) September 9: Commissioning Ceremony at Cathedral of Our Lady Queen of the Angels

Practicum Response & Reflection Papers

All one-page responses (for Fleischer) and one-page reflection (for Dei Verbum & PBC Interpretation) papers are to be typed, single-spaced, on an 8 ½” x 11” page, using 12 point Times Roman or Calibri font, with one-inch margins all around (top, bottom, left, and right).

Papers are due at the beginning of each month’s session. Papers will be graded and returned the following month. In the Practicum Year, late papers will not be accepted. No certification/credit will be given for failure to do the assignments.

The Practicum - Skills for Bible Study Leadership and Practicum The Practicum is the capstone activity of the Catholic Bible Institute third year. The Practicum is a Bible study organized and facilitated for a parish or other Catholic community, by teams of two (2) CBI third -year participants. The Practicum project includes deciding on a study topic, choosing and employing appropriate bible study resources (e.g. from Little Rock Scripture, Loyola Press, Ignatius Press, Paulist Press, etc.; commentaries, study guides, etc.), planning each session, securing the appropriate parish permissions and facilities, deploying appropriate advertising and announcements, executing each study session with emphasis on small group discussion and an appropriate inclusion of prayer. A formal plan


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for the study will be created in the Practicum Project Book described below. The practicum will consist of a minimum of 6 study sessions occurring in the June through August timeframe. In addition to conducting your own practicum bible study, each participant will also observe two (2) practicum sessions—one session of two other practicum teams.

Practicum Project Book

In preparation for the Practicum, participant teams will create a Practicum Project Book documenting their plans for, and resources to be used in their Practicum. Think of the Practi cum Project Book as a detailed lesson plan with a chapter for each session. The Project Book is due at the beginning of the September session in a standard 1-inch, 3-ringed binder and will contain the following chapter sections:

The first section of the Practicum Project Book is a copy of your approved Practicum Proposal which contains the following information:

o Names of practicum team members (2) o Title of for the study and identification of the topic of the study (e.g. book of Scripture,

range of the Lectionary, Scriptural theme, etc.) o Statement of objectives of the study, including anticipated constituency/participants o Location of the study (e.g. parish and building/room or physical address if not located on

a parish grounds) o Day and time of study o Title of the commentary text to be used/purchased by the participants

The second section of the Practicum Project Book contains examples/samples of advertising used to promote the practicum Scripture study, such as parish bulletin announcements, flyers, posters, script for oral announcements, email announcements, etc.

The third section contains documentation for the Introductory/orientation meeting, including an outline/agenda for the session, prayer plan, copies of handouts to be distributed in the session, copy of PowerPoint presentation (if used), identification of collateral material (if used), description of homework assigned (if used), copy of participant agreement (if used), etc.

The fourth section contains documentation for the second session, including an outline for the session, prayer plan, copies of handouts to be distributed, copy of PowerPoint presentation (if used), identification of participant collateral material (if used), list of questions to be used for group discussion (most important!), description of homework assigned (if used), etc.

The fifth through ninth sections contain documentation for each subsequent session (sessions three through seven, i.e. the rest of the content sessions up to six) following the pattern of the fourth section above.

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